Musicians Who Died in February 1951

  • Feb 9 Eddy Duchin, American pianist and bandleader (Eddy Duchin Orchestra), dies of acute myelogenous leukemia at 41
  • Feb 10 Joseph Bovet, Swiss composer and conductor (Fribourg folk music), dies at 71
  • Feb 16 Hisatada Otaka, Japanese conductor (Japan Symphony Orchestra, 1942-51), and composer, dies at 39
  • Feb 17 Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, Armenian composer, dies at 94
  • Feb 20 Howard Brockway, American composer, dies at 80